Protesto1.5 gols apostasNY destrói marfim contra comércio ilegal:1.5 gols apostas
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Beautiful 1.5 gols apostas ornaments from an ugly trade.
More than a ton of ivory has been taken to New York’s Times Square and destroyed as a protest.
Many of the items were 1.5 gols apostas confiscated from an antiques dealer in Philadelphia.
The international trade of ivory was made 1.5 gols apostas illegal in 1989 but officials say around 35,000 elephants are still being 1.5 gols apostas slaughtered in Africa every year.
The message is that traders’ profits should be 1.5 gols apostas crushed and people shouldn't buy ivory.
(Note: 1 ton = 907.185 kg)
Transcrição1.5 gols apostasportuguês:
Lindos ornamentos1.5 gols apostasum comércio horrível.
Mais1.5 gols apostasuma tonelada1.5 gols apostasmarfim foram levados à praça Times Square1.5 gols apostasNova York e destruídos como parte1.5 gols apostasum protesto.
Vários dos itens tinham sido confiscados1.5 gols apostasum comerciante1.5 gols apostasantiguidades na Filadélfia.
O comércio internacional1.5 gols apostasmarfim foi tornado ilegal1.5 gols apostas1989, mas autoridades dizem que cerca1.5 gols apostas35 mil elefantes continuam sendo mortos a cada ano na África.
A mensagem do protesto é1.5 gols apostasque os lucros1.5 gols apostascomerciantes deveriam ser esmagados e as pessoas não deveriam comprar marfim.
Vocabulary:
1.5 gols apostas
1.5 gols apostas confiscated items taken away by an authority
1.5 gols apostas illegal against the law
1.5 gols apostas slaughtered killed violently
1.5 gols apostas crushed (here) reduced dramatically; destroyed
Exercise
Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports.
Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.
ornaments / confiscated / illegal / slaughtered / crushed
1. Mr Jeffrey added: "Criminals involved in the __________ supply of medical products through the internet aren't interested in your health, they are interested in your money and are able to get this by selling you a potentially dangerous product or by stealing your bank details. "
2. Germany has signed an agreement for the return of a Matisse painting, looted by the Nazis, to the family of its original Jewish owner.
Femme Assise [Seated Woman] was __________ from the Munich apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of Adolf Hitler's art dealer.
3. Last year a record 1,215 rhinos were __________ for their horns in South Africa - and at the same time, 42 poachers were killed by rangers and police. This bloody conflict is fuelled by the mistaken belief in Asia that rhino horn cures cancer, and it's growing more intense every year.
4. The lock-rings - worn either as earrings or in the hair by a person of wealth and status about 3,000 years ago - were discovered in Rossett.
The __________ will now go on display in Wrexham County Borough Museum.
5. "Instead of allowing his spirit to be __________ and giving up, instead of allowing himself to be filled with anger and frustration, Jafar Panahi created a love letter to cinema," said Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky, who headed this year's jury.
Answers
Source: Record 'fake drugs' haul worth £16m by UK agency http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33183330
2. Germany has signed an agreement for the return of a Matisse painting, looted by the Nazis, to the family of its original Jewish owner.
Femme Assise [Seated Woman] was confiscated from the Munich apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of Adolf Hitler's art dealer.
Source: Germany in deal to return Gurlitt’s looted Matisse http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32053766
3. Last year a record 1,215 rhinos were slaughtered for their horns in South Africa - and at the same time, 42 poachers were killed by rangers and police. This bloody conflict is fuelled by the mistaken belief in Asia that rhino horn cures cancer, and it's growing more intense every year.
Source: Poaching the creature that’s more valuable than gold http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32151983
4. The lock-rings - worn either as earrings or in the hair by a person of wealth and status about 3,000 years ago - were discovered in Rossett.
The ornaments will now go on display in Wrexham County Borough Museum.
Source: Bronze Age rings found in Rossett, Wrexham, declared treasure http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-32072587
5. "Instead of allowing his spirit to be crushed and giving up, instead of allowing himself to be filled with anger and frustration, Jafar Panahi created a love letter to cinema," said Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky, who headed this year's jury.
Source: Berlin Film Festival: Panahi’s Taxi wins Golden Bear http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31475783